Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine

4 reviews

imfixintoread's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

This is my first book of 2024 that I read in one day. I just got hooked on the storyline and decided to lean in. Honestly, there are some predictable parts and parts that are downright hard to believe, which maybe was why I found it to be a good page-turner. Don't let the title fool you, it's not a political thriller. It makes for a great beach read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

elderwoodreads's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I should have DNF'd this but I had to know how Constantine was going to land the plane. To be frank, the plane crashed. No one spoke like a normal human the entire book, everyone was an exposition machine. The twist is only shocking because there is nothing to back it up

allegedly Whit is poisoning Sloane's food but we don't have a single scene of him preparing her food? It's literally always Athena or Doris

. Truly an atrocious read and I could not recommend it to anyone in good faith. Was hoping this would be a better Verity as I hated Verity and it was not. This book could maybe have been compelling

if told only through Athena's perspective with full knowledge of her role as an FBI agent

. So many random side characters are given names and back stories for literally no reason. The multi perspectives was the final nail in the coffin, I feel like this has ruined modern story telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide

pookiee's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Classism, Vomit, and Ableism

mwetzel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders